Mental Moment-Calling All Parents

I’ve been consulting with a lot of parents who have high school athletes. I really respect that parents want to support their children so they can have fun and fully utilize their ability. Fortunately I’ve been talking to parents who have this agenda versus parents who are pushing their kids to greatness for their own fulfillment.

Awhile back I wrote a blog about what parents should think about and look for in a practitioner: Mental Moment-mental training for your child and another on what age is most appropriate: Mental Moment-at what age and when.

In the first paragraph of this blog, I stated how much respect I have for parents who want to help support their child’s performance endeavors by hiring me. The mental side of performance is not going to magically improve unless your child works on it. For example, if your child is doubting her ability, she is not going to wake up one morning confident. As a matter of fact if she doesn’t work on the self-doubt its is probably going to get worse as the pressure of competition & need for improved skill increases. Many of the parents I talk to understand this which is why they’ve chosen to talk to me. This is smart parenting.

The other equally important piece of this equation is the child. Your child (specifically high school age) needs to have a sense that her self-doubt is part of her performance challenge. She may need a little help making these connections.

Lastly, there needs to be a demystification about the process of mental training. Working with me doesn’t mean that anything is wrong. Sure I talk with children about thoughts & feelings but I am just like their coach or teacher. I help children develop a training program for their mind.

When your instinct is telling you that something is not quite right with tour high school performer, listen to it.

I am offering a high school fall sports special: $100 off your first month (4 sessions).

Happy Tuesday!
Dr. Michelle
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